ADDitude
ADDitude is a quarterly consumer publication about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD ADHD) owned and operated by WebMD, LLC in New York, NY. It contains feature and service articles about ADD, ADHD and comorbid conditions including depression, anxiety, and learning disabilities like dyslexia. It addresses topics including: diagnosing ADHD in children and adults, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder treatments including medication and/or alternative therapies, parenting children with ADHD, learning disabilities and school challenges, and living with adult ADD. ADDitude magazine is described by child psychotherapist Keath Low as "The happy, healthy lifestyle magazine for people with ADD."[1]
| Categories | Health |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Company | WebMD |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
The official web site for ADDitude magazine was launched in April 2007, and now contains free searchable archives,[2] expert Q&As,[3] ADHD bloggers[4] and a directory of ADHD service providers.
History
ADDitude was founded by Ellen Kingsley (an Emmy-winning television journalist) in 1998 to serve the parents of America's 2-3 million schoolchildren[5] with ADD and ADHD, as well as adults, with the disorder. Kingsley founded ADDitude as a web site a few years after her oldest son, Teddy, was diagnosed with severe ADHD.[6] ADDitude became a print magazine two years later.
Kingsley died from breast cancer on March 8, 2007. In her honor, ADDitude magazine started the Ellen Kingsley Award for ADHD Advocacy the same year.[7]
Staff
The ADDitude editorial and design staff includes:[8]
- General manager: Anni Layne Rodgers
- Editor in chief: Carole Fleck
- Managing editor: Eve Gilman
- Editor: Nathaly Pesantez
- Senior editor: Melanie Wachsman
- Editorial Project Management Specialist: Carly Broadway
- Social media editors: Rebecca Brown Wright
- Copy editor: Gene Jones
- Advertising: Tracy Kennedy
Scientific advisory board
Members of the magazine's scientific advisory board review all scientific or medical information contained in ADDitude prior to publication:
- Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D. (Yale University School of Medicine)
- Russell Barkley, Ph.D. (Medical University of South Carolina)
- William Dodson, M.D. (Dodson ADHD Center)
- Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. (Lives in Balance)
- Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. (The Hallowell Center)
- Peter Jaksa, Ph.D. (ADD Centers of America)
- Peter Jensen, M.D. (Center for the Advancement of Children's Mental Health, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons)
- Sandy Newmark, M.D. (Osher Center for Integrative Medicine)
- Michele Novotni, Ph.D. (Wayne Counseling Center)
- Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D. (Harvard Medical School)
- J. Russell Ramsay, Ph.D. (Perelman School of Medicine)
- Jerome Schultz, Ph.D. (Harvard Medical School)
- Timothy Wilens, M.D. (Harvard Medical School)
ADDitudeMag.com
The official web site for ADDitude magazine was relaunched in April 2017, and now contains free searchable archives,[9] expert Q&As,[3] ADHD bloggers,[4] and a directory of ADHD service providers.[10]
References
- "Why ADHD Awareness is Important". Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- "ADDitude Magazine". 24 October 2017.
- "Ask the ADHD Experts at ADDitude".
- "Welcome to the No Judgment Zone: ADHD Blogs and Essays".
- Salynn Boyles, Many Kids With ADHD Aren't Diagnosed, WebMD, September 4, 2007
- Ellen Kingsley: Former Channel 9 Reporter Dies Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, WUSA9.com, March 2007
- "ADHD News and Information: Research Studies & More".
- ADDitude magazine, Spring 2008 issue, pp. 5
- "ADDitude's Online Archives". 5 January 2017.
- Solutions, Arca. "ADHD and Learning Disabilities Directory: ADD Coaches, Organizers, Doctors, Schools, Camps". directory.additudemag.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
